Liming as a mitigation tool in Germany's declining forests—reviewing results from former and recent trials

The so-called new types of forest damage in Germany are frequently related to ‘acid rain’ and enhanced atmospheric N deposition resulting in accelerated soil acidification and induced nutritional disturbances. To stop or reverse these effects liming is seen as an important mitigation tool. As forest liming is not new in Germany, the analysis of older liming trials indicated that liming generally leads to a long-term decrease of soil acidity,...